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what is assad's red line? what-pt question. what is his red line if he is not using chemical weapons would he be monstrous enough to start using them? the second question is international community giving him an exit. offering him a place, go get out, here's where you go? >> let me begin with the first, most delicate one, that is being debated, what is the strategy of the assad regime with regard to use of wdms of all sorts. they have missiles that could deliver tm far away from syria. inside syr, assad niece if we use them and we see them there will be international action against him. he will be put out. but if he is attacked in damascus, the palace is surround and wanted to break out and leave and may use it against the rebels for that purpose. second more important possibility, if he flees damascus he will not quit syria immediately. he will go to the northwestern part of syria where he has an enclave, his own community. if that enclave is attacked most likely he may be using wmds or chemical or biological weapons. am: very
what is assad's red line? what-pt question. what is his red line if he is not using chemical weapons would he be monstrous enough to start using them? the second question is international community giving him an exit. offering him a place, go get out, here's where you go? >> let me begin with the first, most delicate one, that is being debated, what is the strategy of the assad regime with regard to use of wdms of all sorts. they have missiles that could deliver tm far away from syria....
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it is a requirement for a run to continued to back assad. the second question, this is an extremely complicated question that i am in the process of writing a longer report on. what i will say is that in my initial assessments seem to mirror what a lot of people have said with 1/3-1/4 markets far as the number of forces in the regime or a battle they are able to employ. basically for the elite units, they can afford all of their brigades and the can hobble together -- airline divisions, they can cobble together one good for grade after all the divisions that they have it. when the contrast to do the things they wanted them to do. i think you take a third of what the assad has and that is about right. at attrition to that. the regime stopped reporting their casualty's at the beginning of july when they really started going up. it is hard to have a clear connection across the table. estimates are high. especially if you consider the number killed. >> what about suni muslims? do we have a sense of how many defections there have been from a grou
it is a requirement for a run to continued to back assad. the second question, this is an extremely complicated question that i am in the process of writing a longer report on. what i will say is that in my initial assessments seem to mirror what a lot of people have said with 1/3-1/4 markets far as the number of forces in the regime or a battle they are able to employ. basically for the elite units, they can afford all of their brigades and the can hobble together -- airline divisions, they...
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after 45,000 deaths, a future with assad is inconceivable, and assad is not ready to hand over power, so we have no basis for talks. >> the number of civilian casualty has -- casualty's has risen month after month, and thousands have fled the violence. it was not until november, the syria's opposition formed a coalition led by a moderate islamists. western powers have backed the coalition but have rejected military intervention, and syria's powerful allies on the united nations security council have blocked the push for tougher action against the assad regime. >> the security council was paralyzed because russia and china have rejected a solution. as a result, regional and international actors in syria are pursuing their own interests. that has made the popular uprising both more regional and international and made the whole thing more complicated. >> the chances of a political solution to the syrian conflict seem slim. both sides have put everything on the line to stave off defeat. the outcome of the conflict could be decided on the battlefield, or a military stalemate could prolong
after 45,000 deaths, a future with assad is inconceivable, and assad is not ready to hand over power, so we have no basis for talks. >> the number of civilian casualty has -- casualty's has risen month after month, and thousands have fled the violence. it was not until november, the syria's opposition formed a coalition led by a moderate islamists. western powers have backed the coalition but have rejected military intervention, and syria's powerful allies on the united nations security...
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brahimi met assad in damascus. it is not clear if he has a concrete plan but brahimi is trying to get an agreement on a transitional government. >> i've met president assad and we ex-changed views on the next steps to be taken to move forward. we also discussed the steps that i see can be taken to help the people come out of this crisis. >> any political solution that would save the regime is unacceptable. the political solution that is acceptable puts an end to killing of syrians. any solution that does not begin with assad stepping down is rejected and we will oppose it. >> he has no intention of stepping down. but he reportedly told brahimi that he would be willing to cooperate to find solution, but if you ask the opposition, they believe it is the assad government, which has been weakened, it is the assad government, which is on the defensive and it is state that wants a negotiated settlement. the syrian government is just as committed to fighting this war until the end. it says its army is still strong. but it
brahimi met assad in damascus. it is not clear if he has a concrete plan but brahimi is trying to get an agreement on a transitional government. >> i've met president assad and we ex-changed views on the next steps to be taken to move forward. we also discussed the steps that i see can be taken to help the people come out of this crisis. >> any political solution that would save the regime is unacceptable. the political solution that is acceptable puts an end to killing of syrians....
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well we've been hearing now for several days the rebel fighters in syria claiming that assad's forces are using chemical weapons on them what they saying is that the injuries that civilians are coming forward with are injuries that do point to some kind of exposure to a poisonous gas that they're consistent with those kind of injuries the fact is though that they need to be a lot of question marks around this now we all know that israel is no friend of syria but we are hearing from the israeli vice prime minister who was casting doubt over these claims by the global fighters moshe ya'alon the israeli vice prime minister sort of this is not the first time that there has been such claims made by little fighters and he has made the point that the opposition in syria has a vested interest in making such claims as a way of getting foreign military intervention he also says that there is no proof for any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that he is satisfied that the chemical weap
well we've been hearing now for several days the rebel fighters in syria claiming that assad's forces are using chemical weapons on them what they saying is that the injuries that civilians are coming forward with are injuries that do point to some kind of exposure to a poisonous gas that they're consistent with those kind of injuries the fact is though that they need to be a lot of question marks around this now we all know that israel is no friend of syria but we are hearing from the israeli...
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military intervention he also says that there is no proof for any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that the chemical weaponry within syria is being contained we have been receiving reports that it has moved to two locations what we witnessing again here is the continuation of this misinformation war the fighting in syria continues to intensify we're likely to continue to fear such kind of a course in the coming days and certainly we will do our best to try and verify the sources here paula slayer afghanistan's using tens of millions of dollars in tax we talk about that so the foreign ministry's fingers point to get nato link with dodging the jews because the country relies on the alliances protection report a month later add to the calls to move major events in twenty twelve as we take a look at the u.s. presidential race tonight and the car that is sidelined by the main news outlets we give them a voice that is all ahead. i never thought i could earn a living this way latterly a s
military intervention he also says that there is no proof for any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that the chemical weaponry within syria is being contained we have been receiving reports that it has moved to two locations what we witnessing again here is the continuation of this misinformation war the fighting in syria continues to intensify we're likely to continue to fear such kind...
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this is one of the most significant diminishing of power for the bashar al-assad regime. we've seen the military be a full supporter of asaid. a few defections but nothing of that caliber that would keep him there. there's a few factors that since march of 2011 when uprisings began in syria that helped assad stayed in power. little by little we see these factors dissolve, one the military and this large defection we had today. the other being support from russia. the two other elements that still remain in place, however, keeping him there, are thal away community, the minority shiite community assad comes from are still in place and a supporter as well as the iranian have a regime. -- regime. we're getting closer and the news of the general defecting is one step closer to the imminent collapse of the assad regime. >> we're talking about this videotape we just mentioned and all of a sudden up this advantage in the propaganda war fought inside syria as well. another blow i would think to the assad regime. >> right, not only do you have the general defecting saying i no lon
this is one of the most significant diminishing of power for the bashar al-assad regime. we've seen the military be a full supporter of asaid. a few defections but nothing of that caliber that would keep him there. there's a few factors that since march of 2011 when uprisings began in syria that helped assad stayed in power. little by little we see these factors dissolve, one the military and this large defection we had today. the other being support from russia. the two other elements that...
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in posting videos of alleged massacres that they've been carrying out massacres in which they blame assad and his loyalists now the damascus regime has always insisted that it is the rebels who are responsible for these killings russia two says that the rebels are trying to provoke foreign intervention by posting such videos moscow stressing the fact that such information is hard to come through and must be verified before any kind of conclusion can be made in addition to this the rebels themselves have been blamed for committing atrocities some of the videos that are being posted online showed gruesome scenes there is one particular scene where a child is apparently being forced by the rebels to the head assad loyalists but again the point needs to be made that all these kinds of videos almost impossible to verify. ok artie's middle east correspondent thank you well the international peace envoy for syria has been urging the creation of a transitional government to run the country until elections are held it was reportedly discussed behind closed doors in moscow where visiting syrian del
in posting videos of alleged massacres that they've been carrying out massacres in which they blame assad and his loyalists now the damascus regime has always insisted that it is the rebels who are responsible for these killings russia two says that the rebels are trying to provoke foreign intervention by posting such videos moscow stressing the fact that such information is hard to come through and must be verified before any kind of conclusion can be made in addition to this the rebels...
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nato accused the assad government today of continuing to fire more scud missiles on its own people, claiming it was an act of desperation of a regime nearing its end. making matters worse, the harsh conditions of winter are saddling in. an organization has spoken to many people inside syria and found the conditions they are in during. here is our world affairs correspondent. >> people queueing outside a bakery in damascus in recent days. residents of the capital and activists say there have been shortages of bread, and fighting has made it increasingly difficult for bread factories to operate. food shortages are part of the pressure on syrian families highlighted in today's report. >> this 2.5 million people who are homeless in the country. 3.5 million getting there. others are grounding rice to feed their children. >> the supply of electricity in damascus is becoming more erratic as well. more and more people are relying on generators with some shops saying they are selling as many as 25 generators a day. fuel is becoming increasingly difficult to find, and a cylinder of gas is now selling
nato accused the assad government today of continuing to fire more scud missiles on its own people, claiming it was an act of desperation of a regime nearing its end. making matters worse, the harsh conditions of winter are saddling in. an organization has spoken to many people inside syria and found the conditions they are in during. here is our world affairs correspondent. >> people queueing outside a bakery in damascus in recent days. residents of the capital and activists say there...
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the man seen here blames president assad for the attack, calling it another massacre. opposition activists say a government warplane fired on civilians while they were waiting to buy bread. at least 15 people were reported killed. the fighting continues to rage in other parts of the country. in the northern province of aleppo, rebels said they have shifted their strategy. they have been surrounding military bases and airports loyal to the regime, but the army has kept up the pressure. this unverified video is said to show a government attack on a suburb of damascus. it is relatively calm in the capital itself, but for the city's christian community, there is little festive spirit to be felt during the holiday. >> this christmas, i am praying for syria. you cannot feel the christmas atmosphere this year. we hope next year will be better. >> security concerns have put a damper on the celebrations, and midnight mass was rescheduled for the afternoon. christians there said they prayed for peace in their city. >> now, reports from cassocks and say that a military transport
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most interesting interaction for me with assad happened before and after the interview obviously in that case. i asked him if he's afraid. he said no. no i'm not afraid that's a moment whether you believe the person or not and the only reason you know if he's right or wrong is intuitional i think syria is becoming. iraq it's a country that is totally. and don't surprise anybody and like in the case of for our poll this harm was done to syria with a substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic and. i do stay with us for morticians of our twenty twelve recalls here for now though it's a deeply touching time in afghanistan but as president karzai insider more about its public reputation than revenue using foreign companies of billions in tax that's coming up. in japan the average height for men is one hundred eighty two centimeters ten centimeters shorter because of that some employers refused to hire me one of them even told me directly that i was too short to deal with the clients could you just already spend three months in this hospital and plans to stay for another four
most interesting interaction for me with assad happened before and after the interview obviously in that case. i asked him if he's afraid. he said no. no i'm not afraid that's a moment whether you believe the person or not and the only reason you know if he's right or wrong is intuitional i think syria is becoming. iraq it's a country that is totally. and don't surprise anybody and like in the case of for our poll this harm was done to syria with a substantial help of the outsiders on the guise...
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it's the reality of death and there are also a lot of the most interesting interaction for me with assad happened before and after the interview obviously in that in the case. i asked him if he is afraid. he said no. so no i'm not afraid that's a moment when the you believe the person or not and the only reason you know if he's right or wrong is intuitional i think syria is becoming the next iraq it's a country that is totally disempowered from within. and don't surprise or shock anybody. so if. all this harm was done to syria with the substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of good democratic and tantrums. there is more of today's world news on the way in just a couple. if you're from my generation or younger and you were born into the one percent that i bet you have a lot of college debt i sure do you know the deal used to be that you paid a significant amount for education but in turn that gave you a much higher salary later but now the system works in reverse many young americans studied very hard to not make any money at all around nine percent of americans with student loans
it's the reality of death and there are also a lot of the most interesting interaction for me with assad happened before and after the interview obviously in that in the case. i asked him if he is afraid. he said no. so no i'm not afraid that's a moment when the you believe the person or not and the only reason you know if he's right or wrong is intuitional i think syria is becoming the next iraq it's a country that is totally disempowered from within. and don't surprise or shock anybody. so...
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the implication of that is for reconciliation and for stability after assad, whatever is after assad will have to decentralize the state. decentralize the state. it is hard to place much hope in these efforts, given how often we have seen attempts fail, and given the situation on the phone. when one thinks about how quickly the sectarian dimension, it is almost a race against time as to whether these efforts can yield anything. is it reflected the broader thinking within the government? the other issue is the russians. there has been a back and forth now for months with russia but there was a hope that some. they would shift -- at some point that would shift. the idea that they may be preparing to graduate the citizens. the russians are saying they will not this about assad. and if they don't this about assad, i think that would make it extraordinarily difficult to reach some kind of negotiated solution. i think it is worth thinking about, but i decided to my mind the prospects are so slim that it is hard to put much hope in it at this point. >> questions? >> the russians are not goi
the implication of that is for reconciliation and for stability after assad, whatever is after assad will have to decentralize the state. decentralize the state. it is hard to place much hope in these efforts, given how often we have seen attempts fail, and given the situation on the phone. when one thinks about how quickly the sectarian dimension, it is almost a race against time as to whether these efforts can yield anything. is it reflected the broader thinking within the government? the...
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whatever may have emerged in his talks with bashar al assad, he was not giving much away. >> i briefed the president about my meetings and talks with officials in the region and beyond and about the steps i think i necessary to help the syrian people come out of this crisis. the situation in syria remains worrying. we hope all parties will be able to find a solution that meets the aspirations and hopes of the syrian people. >> as the regime loses ever more ground to the rebels, there is fear it may resort to everything in its arsenal. there are unproven allegations that it is using some form of gas on the battlefront. activists say seven rebels have died from it with dozens of others affected. it smells like phosphorus, this one says. "it suffocates you. it makes you feel like your eyes are popping out, and the smell is unbearable." these weapons are unquestionably been used as the rebels are gaining more and more ground, but there is still fighting to do before they can get power in damascus, where the regime is showing no public sign of being ready to give up. bbc news, be read. >> n
whatever may have emerged in his talks with bashar al assad, he was not giving much away. >> i briefed the president about my meetings and talks with officials in the region and beyond and about the steps i think i necessary to help the syrian people come out of this crisis. the situation in syria remains worrying. we hope all parties will be able to find a solution that meets the aspirations and hopes of the syrian people. >> as the regime loses ever more ground to the rebels,...
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the problem really lies in bashar al-assad's stand. he continues to blame awful his attacks on his own country coming from terrorism. >> reporter: well, he may have a point at some level in that sense, kelly. you have the rebels who are based there inside of syria, a number of them are hard-line islamists. th*epb you also have a jihadi group that is operating in the latest reports that we have from inside syria are saying that an al-qaida offshoot group has taken up a significant amount of the fight, so the thought that radical islam is behind many of these attacks and behind the syrian revolution is certainly one that holds a lot of water and it's one of the things that the united states and other western intelligence sources are so concerned about, is the fact that just because president bashar al-assad leaves office or is deposed in some way certainly does not mean syria turns into a democracy. you have a lot of people in there some that are more anti-western than president bashar al-assad ever was that will be vying for that power,
the problem really lies in bashar al-assad's stand. he continues to blame awful his attacks on his own country coming from terrorism. >> reporter: well, he may have a point at some level in that sense, kelly. you have the rebels who are based there inside of syria, a number of them are hard-line islamists. th*epb you also have a jihadi group that is operating in the latest reports that we have from inside syria are saying that an al-qaida offshoot group has taken up a significant amount...
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they said that they believe assad and his regime would result to utilizing those weapons. we should add, though, that the regime said on many occasions that they don't have chemical weapons. they said if they did, they would never utilize those weapons against their own population. it is, however, still very much a concern. world powers telling indirectly and directly h lly that he shou no means consider using these weapons. we heard from past officials that they believe they've seen intelligence that syria might be mixing chemicals as a way to, as a precursor to start making nerve agents and they haven't seen anything to suggest that they'll utilize this any time soon. >> how much pressure do you think was applied on syria to do this. is russia trying in a way to rule out one more altogether in favor of foreign intervention? >> oh, absolutely. russia does not want to see foreign intervention. they think if they can convince to not use these weapons and convince the international community that the russia regime is not going to use these weapons and safe guard these weapon
they said that they believe assad and his regime would result to utilizing those weapons. we should add, though, that the regime said on many occasions that they don't have chemical weapons. they said if they did, they would never utilize those weapons against their own population. it is, however, still very much a concern. world powers telling indirectly and directly h lly that he shou no means consider using these weapons. we heard from past officials that they believe they've seen...
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we now see assad may fall. we continue to hear reports that he is on his, in his wagain i think our policy here thus far has been inaction and i wonder really what kinds of options we have left? i would actually ask the same question that you just did. i don't know the answer. jamie: jonathan, with all these persian gulf countries though telling iran to stand down and back off, i got to ask you something i bet a lot of people out there are thinking. why is it our responsibility? >> well, it is certainly not our responsibility. although i would say that it has been the united states that has repeatedly gone in and helped to solve some of the world's problems. that is what makes our country as great as it is. that foreign policy record we have is something to be proud of. that is not to say we should be putting boots on the ground or putting our men and women in harm's way but i think we do have an opportunity, or at least, you know, a chance to start to comprise some policies that could help steer syria out of t
we now see assad may fall. we continue to hear reports that he is on his, in his wagain i think our policy here thus far has been inaction and i wonder really what kinds of options we have left? i would actually ask the same question that you just did. i don't know the answer. jamie: jonathan, with all these persian gulf countries though telling iran to stand down and back off, i got to ask you something i bet a lot of people out there are thinking. why is it our responsibility? >> well,...
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this is a school that has been taken over by the assad thugs explained this rebel. before launching a homemade rocket from nearby building. other videos from around the country show free syrian army fighters using the same crude weapon. however, turning citizens to seasonals with little or no training doesn't always work. they have many armor in the rebels stronghold. but the force appears to be waning as the rebels gape control. the latest blow to the regime came by way of the internet video. i have deflected claimed the former head of the syrian police. the army transformed to gangs and killing. committing massacre against the unarmed people two went out and demand liberty. the latest video showing eight children and a dozen more adults amountedly killed by the regime showing russia unyielding support of assad appears to be cracking ever so slightly to bring renewed talks of some deal to move assad out. the downward psychoto war is grave concern to israeli leaders who fear most the regime chemical weapons falling in the hands of hezbollah or jihadist. today, relia
this is a school that has been taken over by the assad thugs explained this rebel. before launching a homemade rocket from nearby building. other videos from around the country show free syrian army fighters using the same crude weapon. however, turning citizens to seasonals with little or no training doesn't always work. they have many armor in the rebels stronghold. but the force appears to be waning as the rebels gape control. the latest blow to the regime came by way of the internet video....
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your position on this criticism would you think of that would you think about the future of assad but you look at people who have already commented on mr had to statements which i hope you will hear my reaction. and that he will understand well about this the statements that russia is actually awarding portie in syria they are just so they are from reality that there is really nothing to comment on here we do not supply the syrian regime with any kind of i think they could be used in a civil conflict so that's cool so fact that the syrian government. has ever since its cooperation with the soviet union with the. cooperation while there is a sin. fact but we as russia as the russian federation have not provided anything to syria that could be used as a defensive war and what we have provided are defensive weapons and. defensive systems there is also a well known fact we we have discussed it on numerous occasions and we don't see how it can be used within the context of a civil war we are not supplying the opposition with any weapons. to the country for international stakeholders and ac
your position on this criticism would you think of that would you think about the future of assad but you look at people who have already commented on mr had to statements which i hope you will hear my reaction. and that he will understand well about this the statements that russia is actually awarding portie in syria they are just so they are from reality that there is really nothing to comment on here we do not supply the syrian regime with any kind of i think they could be used in a civil...
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the assad side and the rebels the and the government, that's a tall order. he's an experienced negotiator. there seems to be some momentum with a flurry of talks and shuttle-type dip ploemmy but he still said and lamented syria is deteriorating rapidly. and as he said there's no u.s./russian plan. there may be discussions on options. can will there a transitional government formed and then elections but we're still not at that stage yet, suzanne. >> do we think he's bringing anything to the table that kofi annan did not who failed in brings these sides together? >> yes. and in failed, it may be a matter of timing. certainly the matter of violence has an eastbound. 40,000 report lid dead. brahimi has not had that success either but he's plugging away. he's been the man in the field from the u.n. from haiti to yemen. he's not going to give up at the moment, but the key is russia perhaps may be pulling slightly away from president assad, wa wanting to get something resolved but moments ago it was said that the plan that brahimi said could happen in a few months
the assad side and the rebels the and the government, that's a tall order. he's an experienced negotiator. there seems to be some momentum with a flurry of talks and shuttle-type dip ploemmy but he still said and lamented syria is deteriorating rapidly. and as he said there's no u.s./russian plan. there may be discussions on options. can will there a transitional government formed and then elections but we're still not at that stage yet, suzanne. >> do we think he's bringing anything to...
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assad is a bad guy. his father was a bad guy. the assad dictatorship has ruled for 40 years. the have been ruthless in their power. they are iran's main ally in the region. i think it would be a blow to iran if the regime were to fall. we are very cautious. we do not want to get involved in any more wars. think it is enough. i do think there are a lot of things we could be and should be doing to help the opposition and syria. >> such as? >> we are finally recognizing the opposition. we're finally helping to arm the opposition. we do not want u.s. troops on the ground. but i do think it is very important and that we work in collaboration -- >> we're helping to arm the opposition? >> we're working with our allies to make sure that the allies get arms. it cannot be a blank check. unfortunately, some of the rebels have been infiltrated by al qaeda. i think assad should leave. his days are numbered. he either signs an agreement and leaves, or he will be forced to leave and maybe will never leave because the same thing that happened to some of the other dictators may happen to him.
assad is a bad guy. his father was a bad guy. the assad dictatorship has ruled for 40 years. the have been ruthless in their power. they are iran's main ally in the region. i think it would be a blow to iran if the regime were to fall. we are very cautious. we do not want to get involved in any more wars. think it is enough. i do think there are a lot of things we could be and should be doing to help the opposition and syria. >> such as? >> we are finally recognizing the opposition....
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this is a school that has been taken over by the assad thugs explained this rebel. before launching a homemade rocket from nearby building. other videos from around the country show free syrian army fighters using the same crude weapon. however, turning citizens to seasonals with little or no training doesn't always work. they have many armor in the rebels stronghold. but the force appears to be waning as the rebels gape control. the latest blow to the regime came by way of the internet video. i have deflected claimed the former head of the syrian police. the army transformed to gangs and killing. committing massacre against the unarmed people two went out and demand liberty. the latest video showing eight children and a dozen more adults amountedly killed by the regime showing russia unyielding support of assad appears to be cracking ever so slightly to bring renewed talks of some deal to move assad out. the downward psychoto war is grave concern to israeli leaders who fear most the regime chemical weapons falling in the hands of hezbollah or jihadist. today, relia
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now, more signs that the regime of bashar al assad is crumbling. a live record from the region after this. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >>> we have this just in from johannsburg bureau in south africa. we're learning that former south african president nelson mandela has been released from th
now, more signs that the regime of bashar al assad is crumbling. a live record from the region after this. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really...
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more than 30,000 people dead so assad is all in. he's going to pay any price and the russians think if they continue to buy time, the rest of the world will lose interest. >> if assad leaves, one of the places he could gain exile would be russia. >> moscow says it's not on the table but it's the only place he could feel secure. the depositories are not an option. >> probably not. could russia say enough is enough, let's bring assad to russia and get it over once and for all? >> they could if they want but they would rather have him there, realizing his neck is on the line, so they can have a friend in future government. >> we talked about the base in the northern part of the country. the way i read it, the rebels are going in, getting a stronghold in the military base and if they, for some reason, choke off the supply routes into damascus, that would be a huge, huge big blow to the assad regime. >> it would. they're doing better not only militarily but politically getting their act together with external prodding and having more ide
more than 30,000 people dead so assad is all in. he's going to pay any price and the russians think if they continue to buy time, the rest of the world will lose interest. >> if assad leaves, one of the places he could gain exile would be russia. >> moscow says it's not on the table but it's the only place he could feel secure. the depositories are not an option. >> probably not. could russia say enough is enough, let's bring assad to russia and get it over once and for all?...
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and he demanded an apology from russia for supporting president assad. leland vitter, why won't the rebels step down? >> trace, simply put, the rebels don't view russia as an honest broker. he'd been supporting assad two years. the rebels believe time is on their side. if you look at the latest video that's coming out of syria, a rebel army is better organized, better armed, better equipped, they've taken areas in the north and are tightened the noose on assad's power basis, the cities in the central part of the country like the capital of damascus. they also believe they can fight all the way to pushing president assad out of power. that may be what the russians are most worried about. russians have a key naval base in the city of tartoose and may are worried if rebels come in, they'll lose any influence inside of syria and are starting to beginning the process of hedging bets against assad and see if they can make inroads with the rebels. >> trace: give me an idea of what other powers are keeping the war going. >> exactly. this is a proxy war going on.
and he demanded an apology from russia for supporting president assad. leland vitter, why won't the rebels step down? >> trace, simply put, the rebels don't view russia as an honest broker. he'd been supporting assad two years. the rebels believe time is on their side. if you look at the latest video that's coming out of syria, a rebel army is better organized, better armed, better equipped, they've taken areas in the north and are tightened the noose on assad's power basis, the cities in...
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on assad making the inroads with the rebels. that will be hard. as rebel video uploaded to youtube show unexploded russian made bombs littering the syrian cities. this is a bomb fired on civilians in aleppo explains a rebel fighter with the russian writing clearly visible on the weapon's fin. most bomb, though, explode, like this one caught on amateur video yesterday. nearly every day they post video of recruit joining the fight. the flag visible above the rocket propelled grenade and machine gun. jihadists are often the best ware warriors. recent reports show they lay siege to military north. battle led by the hardcore islamist fighters. russia pith from the staunch ally of the syrian regime to attempted peace broker lanelly a distinction without a difference. assad has unwavering support from country less concerned about niceties. iran. >> thank you. over the past two decades 60,000 russian children have been adopted to american families. however, that figure could come to a crushing halt. amy kellogg. >> vladimir putin signs
on assad making the inroads with the rebels. that will be hard. as rebel video uploaded to youtube show unexploded russian made bombs littering the syrian cities. this is a bomb fired on civilians in aleppo explains a rebel fighter with the russian writing clearly visible on the weapon's fin. most bomb, though, explode, like this one caught on amateur video yesterday. nearly every day they post video of recruit joining the fight. the flag visible above the rocket propelled grenade and machine...
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russia says the transitional government should be put in place, with bashar al-assad staying in power. >> we have already had dialogue in cairo. we expressed readiness to meet with them, and are still ready. as we understand, they do not have any objection regarding the offer to leave. we are against interference from outside parties in syria. we understand we need a ceasefire. we agreed the geneva convention contains the elements to move forward for political settlement. >> in the caesarian title, schilling has devastated large parts of the city, including a large suburbs. the rebels say they have also made gains in eastern syria. fighters say they have captured this oil field. tens of thousands of mainly sunni iraqis turned out to protest the government. they are accusing maliki of marginalizing sunni leaders. >> a sea of people gathering in the provincial capital. and there is mounting a, and mistrust of the government is -- anger is mounting, and protest of the government is deep. they have been protesting a week and are not going anywhere. >> our enemy once this gathering to be d
russia says the transitional government should be put in place, with bashar al-assad staying in power. >> we have already had dialogue in cairo. we expressed readiness to meet with them, and are still ready. as we understand, they do not have any objection regarding the offer to leave. we are against interference from outside parties in syria. we understand we need a ceasefire. we agreed the geneva convention contains the elements to move forward for political settlement. >> in the...
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against them at the same time we've also heard from the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov that the assad regime has done what it needs to do to put these women we in safe hands we understand that they've moved to just two locations we're also hearing the same kind of sentiments being expressed by the israeli vice prime minister moshe ya'alon he said that information that assad's regime has used chemical weapons against the militants is most likely and true activists are claiming that the civilians have suffered injuries consistent with exposure to some kind of poisonous gas before hearing also from the israeli vice prime minister. as the opposition has an interest in drawing in international military intervention that each party has its own agenda and its own way of waging what is essentially an information war again the point needs to be made that we have no independent verification of what is happening just in this area and as the israeli vice prime minister said and to quote him as things stand now we do not have any confirmation or proof that chemical weapons have been used. now ther
against them at the same time we've also heard from the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov that the assad regime has done what it needs to do to put these women we in safe hands we understand that they've moved to just two locations we're also hearing the same kind of sentiments being expressed by the israeli vice prime minister moshe ya'alon he said that information that assad's regime has used chemical weapons against the militants is most likely and true activists are claiming that the...
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particularly the assad government. i mean these are people they have been fighting now for almost two years. patti ann: yeah. >> so it's not in the cards. patti ann: yeah. and the plan is vague when it comes to assad specifically during that summer meeting in geneva. there was a push to call specifically for assad's ouster but russia opposed that. and as you say, assad is not going to go quietly. russia though very involved. how important is russia's role in all of this? >> we certainly tried to use russia to have influence over the assad regime, one to get a cease-fire, two, to remove assad, you know, from power. the russians have always pushed back on that. listen, the relationship with syria is in their national interests. they have got a port on the mediterranean that is in syria, a military base. it is very important to them strategically. i don't think you will see a real hand being played by russia until they know for a fact that assad is going to go. patti ann: meanwhile though, the envoy, lack tau brahimi is m
particularly the assad government. i mean these are people they have been fighting now for almost two years. patti ann: yeah. >> so it's not in the cards. patti ann: yeah. and the plan is vague when it comes to assad specifically during that summer meeting in geneva. there was a push to call specifically for assad's ouster but russia opposed that. and as you say, assad is not going to go quietly. russia though very involved. how important is russia's role in all of this? >> we...
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the country's north on wednesday the opposition earlier claim the deaths resulted from shelling by assad loyalists artie's paula slayer has more. one of the main groups to come to the fore is a u.k. based activist group known as the syrian observatory for human rights the pictures are currently witnessing operators that they are distributing on you tube they cannot be verified of the point has been made by the russian foreign ministry that this was a group that relies on some two people and so these kind of reports need to be taken with a pinch of salt and we constantly hear reports coming out of syria with each side accusing the other of perpetrating calamities indeed what we've witnessing happening in syria is a media war is a misinformation more that is increasingly difficult to verify been hearing now for several days the rebel fighters in syria claiming that assad's forces are using chemical weapons on them what they saying is that the injuries that civilians are coming forward with injuries that do point to some kind of exposure to a poisonous gas that they consistent with those ki
the country's north on wednesday the opposition earlier claim the deaths resulted from shelling by assad loyalists artie's paula slayer has more. one of the main groups to come to the fore is a u.k. based activist group known as the syrian observatory for human rights the pictures are currently witnessing operators that they are distributing on you tube they cannot be verified of the point has been made by the russian foreign ministry that this was a group that relies on some two people and so...
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meanwhile russia's foreign minister has denied claims moscow has plans to offer shelter to president assad sergey lavrov also said that toppling the current regime won't stop the bloodshed in the country r.t. spoke exclusively to mr lavrov who said there are many forces in syria using tactics banned under international law. groups of the opposition. several which are not united on this single come month the whole series of acceptable methods salute the current through to international humanitarian law. they can close to just. the stage and there is the tax and that is very disheartening that the western clothes in the security council start to refuse. then there has to consider saying that yes there is missing. but you must they conclude come on the overall context of what is going on in syria and why people the result that there was that this it's absolutely unacceptable and this logic might be full of this logic why do those through a very dangerous situation not only in the middle east but in other parts of the world. who would begin to. want to qualify terrorist as. bed terrorist and a
meanwhile russia's foreign minister has denied claims moscow has plans to offer shelter to president assad sergey lavrov also said that toppling the current regime won't stop the bloodshed in the country r.t. spoke exclusively to mr lavrov who said there are many forces in syria using tactics banned under international law. groups of the opposition. several which are not united on this single come month the whole series of acceptable methods salute the current through to international...
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bet on assad by beginning to make inroads with the rebels. the russians might be in right in there irassessment that neither side can win this by force. especially as a growing number of al qaeda sympathizers and foreign firefighters join up. fighting not under the rebel colors but the black islamist flag as seen in this video celebrating a new brigade. with assad still hanging on, the prospect of a long civil war seems unavoidable as the fighting grows closer to major population centers, the flow of refugees is only increasing. there are now 150,000 in turkey with more arriving every day. we left at 4:00 in the morning after the shelling ceased, explained this man about to escape other children are dying every day. russia's from a staunch syrian ally now trying to play some kind of peace broker appears to be a distinction without a difference. while the russians are kind of worried about how they look in the eyes of the world. it seems as though assaad still enjoys the unwavering support of one country that could care less about the diplomat
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what this means for president assads regime and efforts to end the bloody conflict. ambassador john bolton live just moments from now with his take. jamie: plus a very special christmas for a little boy who spent the day hanging out with his dad at work. what made their time together so special and turned it into the christmas gift this little boy always wanted. that's next. ♪ . kelly: welcome back. right now an investigation underway after a deadly tanker crash shuts down both sides of a busy texas freeway. this was the scene in houston this morning where authorities say a tanker truck overturned and burst into flames just east of the city's main airport. the driver of the 18-wheeler was killed in the wreck. the flames, shutting down both sides of the freeway. the southbound lanes have since reopened. hazmat teams trying to figure out what kind of cargo the truck was actually carrying. there is no word yetcaused this. jamie: well, right now there is word of a high level defection in syria's civil war as the general of the country's military police reportedly switc
what this means for president assads regime and efforts to end the bloody conflict. ambassador john bolton live just moments from now with his take. jamie: plus a very special christmas for a little boy who spent the day hanging out with his dad at work. what made their time together so special and turned it into the christmas gift this little boy always wanted. that's next. ♪ . kelly: welcome back. right now an investigation underway after a deadly tanker crash shuts down both sides of a...
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conflict right now is that the opposition is rejecting any compromise saying strictly that president assad has to go while outside himself says he's not going anywhere he's protecting his country and moscow says nobody is able to persuade him to change his mind and neither side is willing to put its weapons down if. you know the only alternative is. really. on the political process then we have all of us to work seriously for a political process mr brahimi added that this should be a syrian led political process which should be based on agreements reached by world powers in geneva and they include forming a transitional government which could include all sides of the conflict but the opposition is not only unwilling to negotiate with the syrian authorities it's now rejecting direct talks with moscow which has been trying to be a mediator and we've heard from the leader of the recently established opposition coalition who demanded moscow to apologize for what he said was support for president assad. i understand that mr probably not very experienced in politics if he's looking to be a serio
conflict right now is that the opposition is rejecting any compromise saying strictly that president assad has to go while outside himself says he's not going anywhere he's protecting his country and moscow says nobody is able to persuade him to change his mind and neither side is willing to put its weapons down if. you know the only alternative is. really. on the political process then we have all of us to work seriously for a political process mr brahimi added that this should be a syrian led...
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>> i think the assad regime cannot rule over the entire country much longer. the regime can pull back, stay in damascus, whether he does that voluntarily or not, who knows. or go to the syrian coast, another option. try and tough it out there, oh try and go into exile somewhere where someone will take them. again, that's not clear. all are bad for the regime and we're looking at a syria not ruled by the assad regime in over four decades. how he'll go or how the regime will pull back or retract is hard to assume, but it's coming soon. >> you're talking about a death toll well over 40,000. does the united nations have an obligation to intervene? >> i think that the united nations and a lot of other countries would have an obligation to intervene, you know. the united states has put down a red line for chemical weapons. the united nations has tried to come up with a solution, but the problem is that politically the united states and russia are still -- still apart on this issue, and we don't have the security council resolution, and in one of the key issues, does
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most interesting interaction for me with assad happened before and after the interview obviously in that case. i asked him if he's afraid. he said no. he said no i'm not afraid that's a moment when the you believe the person or not and the only reason you know if he's right or wrong. i think series becoming. iraq it's a country that is totally disempowered. and don't surprise anybody and like in the case of for iraq all this harm was done to syria with the substantial help of the outsiders on the guise of democratic and. so many many more thousand and twelve recalls to come from although into the world up there we go starting with the former egyptian president hosni mubarak has been readmitted to hospital after his health took a turn for the worse the eighty four year old was ordered into the state prosecutor . who let egypt for three decades serving life in prison for failing to protect protesters killed. in the arab spring last year current president mohamed morsi has launched an investigation into opposition leaders here cusins of supporting efforts to depose. thousands of sunni musli
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is condemning syria's president bashar al assad for what he is doing to his people and trying to keep control of of his country but on the other hand we have these human rights abuses that are happening up behind and the u.s. is ignoring it and possibly even arming the country's leader so what is with this this double standard when it comes to human rights a lot of people would tell you about the u.s. is actually talking to speaking out against the issue of the violations and beheading but if you look at what exactly they're saying it's not the same tone it's not the same accusations it's not it's it's completely different from what they would accuse the syrian regime of. what they're doing people would tell you you know what because the syrian regime is doing a lot well our you know far more damage to the cities to the people than what. a new regime and. a newly valid i mean the country is a lot smaller the kingdom is a lot smaller the book relation is not as big as the one in syria so you can't compare casualties in these two countries but it's a strategic importance. part of the ar
is condemning syria's president bashar al assad for what he is doing to his people and trying to keep control of of his country but on the other hand we have these human rights abuses that are happening up behind and the u.s. is ignoring it and possibly even arming the country's leader so what is with this this double standard when it comes to human rights a lot of people would tell you about the u.s. is actually talking to speaking out against the issue of the violations and beheading but if...
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the militia are not up for an agreement including assad. he is afraid of any agreement that they will take care about. at least the next 34 months we do not see an agreement unless russia will enforce the agreement. tracy: if we get involved is another show. iran. some days the regime is comical. >> three or four years we have claimed those sanctions are working but they are but not on the regime. they work on the people who are underdress. the regime has taken a van should stage -- advantage of the sanctions they have the leverage to syria supporting the assad regime and to love and on and destabilizing the arabian peninsula. they're doing a lot of expansion. tracy: you are so terrific t30. if it is going to be safer you answered no where close. please come back. >> happy new year. lori: the u.s. markets, not really. nothing new. the losses are getting worse 130 points on the dow nicole petallides we're 20 points off selling across the board. the dow was down again. the nasdaq and s&p with accelerated selling. said drug stocks, the bank st
the militia are not up for an agreement including assad. he is afraid of any agreement that they will take care about. at least the next 34 months we do not see an agreement unless russia will enforce the agreement. tracy: if we get involved is another show. iran. some days the regime is comical. >> three or four years we have claimed those sanctions are working but they are but not on the regime. they work on the people who are underdress. the regime has taken a van should stage --...
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his plan to bring peace to a war weary syria while you rebels reject any truce talks unless president assad is deposed the. battle of the blacklists the human rights rather between the u.s. and russia results in sanctions and an adoption ban evoking sensitive cold war memories. around rolls out the big guns for new exercises in the vital all routes in the strait of hormuz saying it wants to show it can defend itself while pressure piles up over its nuclear program. plus the pricey paris christmas lights why are the crowds but for millions of french in poverty there are dark days ahead. hello good to have you company you're watching our live from moscow with me andrey farm. now looking to rejuvenate the un's peace plan for syria international envoy lakhdar brahimi is holding talks with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov in moscow the push for a truce comes as the war reaches fever pitch with terrorist attacks and street battles taking a heavy toll on the syrian people r.t. . has the story. while they are breaking news coming to moscow after meeting with president assad earlier this week
his plan to bring peace to a war weary syria while you rebels reject any truce talks unless president assad is deposed the. battle of the blacklists the human rights rather between the u.s. and russia results in sanctions and an adoption ban evoking sensitive cold war memories. around rolls out the big guns for new exercises in the vital all routes in the strait of hormuz saying it wants to show it can defend itself while pressure piles up over its nuclear program. plus the pricey paris...
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of death and the real sort of most interesting interaction for me with assad happened before and after the interview is obvious then that's often the case. i asked him if he's afraid. he said no. he said no i'm not afraid that's a moment when the you believe the person or not and the only reason you know if he's right or wrong is internationally i think series becoming the next iraq it's a country that is totally december. and don't surprise us. like in the case of iraq. into syria. the outsiders on the guise of. our let's get into it now time for the r.t. world update will start with the former egyptian president hosni mubarak he's been readmitted to hospital after his health took a turn for the worse of a four year old was ordered by the state prosecutor. for three decades of life in prison for failing to protect protesters killed in the arab spring last year. the current president mohamed morsi has launched an investigation into opposition leaders that he accuses of supporting efforts to depose. thousands of sunni muslims in iraq you've joined protests against the shia led governmen
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foreign military intervention he also says that there is no proof or any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that the chemical weapon we within syria is been contained we have been receiving reports that it has moved to two locations what we're witnessing again here is the continuation of this misinformation war the fighting in syria continues to intensify we're likely to continue to fear such kind of reports in the. coming days and so we will do our best to try and verify the sources not just ahead in the program we continue with the end of year review today he's each team looks back at the launch of the exclusive talk show hosted by the world's most wanted to get a song. golden. fleece. i am that speech. you feel each out of her. closely with lead outlook. sleeve good believe at least. was. out. there really are an. i welcome back now after stepping on to the road of recovery the u.k. is preparing to begin the new year recession free but in the northeast britain's poorest region the fin
foreign military intervention he also says that there is no proof or any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that the chemical weapon we within syria is been contained we have been receiving reports that it has moved to two locations what we're witnessing again here is the continuation of this misinformation war the fighting in syria continues to intensify we're likely to continue to...
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with the opposition also asking when will the international community make up their minds that bashar assad should go in with respect to the international community is the syrian people who should make that decision or the international community should not be instigating one of the sites to continue bloodshed will set any preconditions they should instead encourage all the fighting assad is to follow the geneva statements which set conditions for the syrians themselves getting all political ethnic and religious groups have got to agree on which kind of state they want to live in. criticized reluctance of syria's opposition group backed by the west to make any concessions in the civil standoff the syrian conflict has dragged on now for nearly two years with reports of fresh bloodshed on an almost daily basis. as close as they could to the real stories of violence tearing the country apart and that is what we're focusing on today in our series on the events that shaped. apparent after a massive regional arab spring and in the wake of that the next contact of a pro-democracy movement and a re
with the opposition also asking when will the international community make up their minds that bashar assad should go in with respect to the international community is the syrian people who should make that decision or the international community should not be instigating one of the sites to continue bloodshed will set any preconditions they should instead encourage all the fighting assad is to follow the geneva statements which set conditions for the syrians themselves getting all political...